By a twist of fate, the illegitimate son of the Marquis's family marries the county princess.

Chapter 197 Love Letter

Wen Zongji had lunch at the Princess's residence before returning to the Marquis's residence with Pei Rujing.

Yunguangyuan

The servants visibly relaxed when they saw Pei Rujing return.

Although they didn't know what happened between the two of them on Wen Zongji's birthday, they could feel the tension in the atmosphere.

Not to mention that Pei Rujing packed her things and went back to her parents' home the very next day, making it obvious to anyone that there was a problem between the two.

During the days that Pei Rujing was away, the servants of Yunguang Courtyard were all very careful in their work, afraid of doing anything wrong that might offend Wen Zongji and be punished.

Seeing Pei Rujing return, everyone subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Pei Rujing returned to the main room and glanced at the bed in the inner room. It was the same as when she left, indicating that Wen Zongji had been staying in the study during her absence.

Thinking of the narrow bed in the study, Pei Rujing frowned and instructed, "Qinghe, send someone to tidy up the east wing."

Qinghe responded and left.

Pei Rujing looked at Wen Zongji: "You go and stay in the east wing."

"I'll be fine living in the study."

"The bed in the study is too small. If word gets out, people will say I'm abusing you."

Wen Zongji raised an eyebrow: "If word gets out that we're sleeping in separate rooms, I doubt anyone will care about the size of the bed in the study, right?"

The focus is definitely on why they sleep in separate rooms.

Pei Rujing glared at him: "Just go when I tell you to."

Wen Zongji had no choice but to nod: "I'll do whatever you say, my wife."

Ugh--

The sweet and spoiled county princess of the past is not coming back anytime soon.

You reap what you sow!

After saying this, the two fell silent, unsure of what to say.

Pei Rujing frowned: "You're not making this up to trick me into coming back, are you?"

"What?"

Wen Zongji didn't react for a moment.

Pei Rujing said, "Didn't you say you were going to pursue me? Why haven't I seen you do anything about it?"

Wen Zongji then realized what was happening and said, "Well, I have no experience, so..."

Pei Rujing's eyes widened: "So you were just saying that."

If Wen Zongji dares to say yes, she guarantees she won't let him get away with it.

Wen Zongji shook his head: "No, no. Well, I wrote a letter..."

Pei Rujing immediately asked, "Are you there?"

Wen Zongji felt inexplicably ashamed: "Could we wait until tonight when we're alone to watch it?"

The first time he wrote a love letter, he was sincere and didn't feel anything while writing it. But now that he was going to show it to Pei Rujing, a sense of shame welled up in his heart.

Pei Rujing couldn't hold back any longer. Her eyes darted around as she asked, "Although I don't quite understand what you mean by 'pursuing,' it probably means you should try to please me, right?"

Wen Zongji nodded.

"That's why I asked you to give me the letter. Are you sure you want to refuse? Surely no one tries to please you like that?"

Wen Zongji choked on his words: "...My wife has quite the eloquence."

Pei Rujing just stared at him.

Wen Zongji retreated, took the letter from his pocket, and stood up: "Well, I have official business to attend to, I'll go to my study first."

After saying that, Wen Zongji left.

Granny Feng smiled: "It's rare to see the young master so at a loss."

Pei Rujing curled her lips and said arrogantly, "He did something wrong, so naturally he can't be tough in front of me."

Then, Pei Rujing opened the letter in her hand.

[Wife:]

I had insomnia again tonight. I couldn't sleep because I was thinking about you, so I got up and wrote something.

Before I realized I liked you, I didn't really believe in relationships. People are fickle; you might be attracted to someone today, but get tired of them after a while and then fall for someone else.

Who can guarantee that they will like the same person forever?

But now I know I was too extreme. There are fickle people in this world who change their minds easily, but there are also people who are devoted to loving only one person for a lifetime.

The story of Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun certainly serves as a warning.

But the existence of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai still makes people believe in the beauty and longing of love.

I shouldn't be too pessimistic about our future. We're already married and destined to stay together for life. We're much luckier than Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.

Besides, falling in love with your wife is not a shameful thing, is it?

Well, I'll stop here for now, my lady. Sweet dreams in the Princess's residence!

Pei Rujing was still engrossed in the reading and couldn't help but watch it again.

A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips, and his eyes sparkled with joy.

Seeing that Pei Rujing was in a good mood, Granny Feng was also happy: "It seems that the letter written by the son-in-law has touched the heart of the county princess."

Pei Rujing snapped out of her daze, carefully put the letter away, and pretended to be calm: "It's not that good."

Granny Feng asked, "So, has the county princess forgiven her son-in-law?"

"No way."

Pei Rujing said, "He said he wanted to pursue me, so of course I want to see how he does it. I've always been the one clinging to him, so I want to see how he can make me believe that he truly loves me."

Pei Rujing got angry thinking about how openly she had expressed her admiration for Wen Zongji, yet Wen Zongji hadn't responded at all.

She won't easily reconcile with Wen Zongji.

Granny Feng couldn't quite understand the young people's thoughts.

But based on her own experience, Pei Rujing said she wouldn't forgive Wen Zongji, but it seemed more like the couple were playing some new game in tacit agreement.

Granny Feng shook her head: "As long as the county princess is happy."

As long as that suffocating atmosphere is gone, she doesn't care about anything else.

......

The news of Pei Rujing's return to the manor quickly spread throughout the Marquis's residence.

Wen Chuanhong was playing chess with Wen Zongren in his study when he heard the news, and his expression softened for a long time.

Wen Zongren said, "Father, please rest assured. My third brother has always known how to behave and will handle his relationship with the county princess well."

Wen Chuanhong said, "Sigh, it's just a bit unfair to the third brother."

Logically speaking, managing the relationship with Pei Rujingdao well would be good for both Wen Zongji and the Marquis's mansion.

But from a father's perspective, Wen Zongji was exceptionally capable and had a promising future, yet he had to humble himself before his wife, which was truly aggrieved.

Wen Zongren placed a white piece: "Third brother might not think so."

He was the person most familiar with Wen Zongji in the mansion. He had never seen Wen Zongji show any dissatisfaction towards Pei Rujing. On the contrary, the couple seemed to have a very good relationship.

Therefore, Wen Zongren was not worried at all after learning that Pei Rujing had returned to live with the Princess.

Wen Chuanhong said, "That would be best."

As long as Wen Zongji can come to terms with it, marrying Pei Rujing will only bring him benefits.

Wen Chuanhong was not a woman confined to her home, and he did not want to get involved in the private affairs between Wen Zongji and Pei Rujing.

Wen Chuanhong's attention returned to the game. He glanced at the now significantly changed situation and raised an eyebrow: "Your chess skills are improving."

Wen Zongren said, "Thank you for your praise, Father."

"His skin has gotten thicker."

Wen Zongren smiled but remained silent.